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The Waterloo Region Catholic Schools Foundation (WRCSF) was established in 1994 by the Waterloo Catholic District School Board (WCDSB) trustees and administration. The purpose of this registered charity is to help offset the cost of programs and supports that were considered essential to the education of all learners in this community but not funded adequately by the Ministry of Education grants. The three main WRCSF goals are: To support program enhancements important to our Catholic

St. Brigid Catholic School represents the true definition of a community. A community is a group of people having common ties or interests and living in the same area. At St. Brigid our community begins with our students, expands to our staff, and then continues to build outward to include our families, and the wider community of Ayr and surrounding farmland. Our history is a strong part of who we currently are. Originally a group

The 2017-18 school year marks the third and final year of the Board’s 2016-18 Pastoral Plan. In 2016, the focus in our schools was centred on what it means to be #PeopleOfLove. In 2017, the focus shifted to being #PeopleOfHope. This year, the focus is on being #PeopleOfFaith. Throughout the year, each WCDSB school will be featured here, demonstrating in their own unique ways how People of Love and People of Hope, working together in community, create Faith in

Each year, the Waterloo Catholic District School Board holds a special Commissioning Ceremony to celebrate the many unique gifts brought to our schools by our newly-appointed Administrators and School Council Chairs. This year's ceremony – including a special Liturgy of the Word, presided over by the Board’s Spiritual Animator, Fr. Toby Collins, C.R. – asked God’s blessings upon the #PeopleOfFaith whose talents continue to make our schools the #HeartOfTheCommunity, where fostering success for each, and

A Look Back at Our @WCDSBNewswire Halloween

Meetings Committee of the Whole Board Meeting Monday, October 16, 2017 -- Agenda Public Board Meeting Monday, October 30, 2017 -- Agenda Highlights WCDSB Annual Priorities for 2017-18 The Waterloo Catholic District School Board Multi-Year Strategic Plan (MYSP) endeavours to be faithful to the articulated priorities of the Ontario Government’s “Achieving Excellence: A Renewed Vision for Education in Ontario”, as well to our Catholic Graduate Expectations and the principles of our Catholic Social Teachings. At

On October 23rd – at schools and administrative sites across the Region – the staff and Trustees of Waterloo Region’s Catholic schools officially launched WCDSB’s year of “Faith in Action”. This marks the beginning of the third and final year of the Board’s 2016-18 Pastoral Plan. In 2016, the focus in our schools was centred on what it means to be #PeopleOfLove. In 2017, the focus shifted to being #PeopleOfHope. This year, the focus

The Child Abuse Prevention Month campaign, which is marking its 25th anniversary this year in Ontario, takes place annually during the month of October. This year – on October 24, 2017 -- communities, boards of education, and schools across Ontario will Dress Purple to collectively speak up and share the message that child abuse and neglect can be prevented and that help is available. The tag line for Dress Purple Day is “It takes a village